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Question 1: A triple World War I, ________ and Silvertown Explosion memorial was built in Silvertown, on North Woolwich Road, inside the entrance to the factory location.
Soviet occupationsSecond Sino-Japanese WarCollaboration with the Axis Powers during World War IIWorld War II

Question 2: Other newspapers, including the ________, also reported on the explosion.
The New York TimesThe Boston GlobeThe New York Times CompanyInternational Herald Tribune

Question 3: A gasometer was destroyed on ________, creating a fireball from 200,000 cubic metres (7,100,000 cu ft) of gas.
Charlton, LondonNorth GreenwichGreenwich PeninsulaBlackwall, London

Question 4: Several thousand pounds' worth of goods were also destroyed in nearby warehouses, estimated by the ________ to span 7 hectares (17 acres).
Port of London AuthorityCity of LondonMetropolitan Police ServiceTower Bridge

Question 5: The Ministry of Munitions announced the explosion in the following day's ________, and ordered an investigation led by Sir Ernley Blackwell, published on 24 February 1917.
Media biasDefamationNews mediaNewspaper

Question 6: Scullery maid ________ had left her employer, the Bellamy family at 165 Eaton Place, to work in a munitions factory for the war-effort.
James BellamyUpstairs, DownstairsList of Upstairs, Downstairs charactersElizabeth Bellamy

Question 7: A ________ rescue team was sent into the area under Catherine Bramwell-Booth.
The Salvation ArmyAmerican Red CrossFranceUnited States

Question 8: The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, ________ (now Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6.52pm.
ThurrockSouthend-on-SeaChelmsfordEssex

Question 9: The ________ decided to use the surplus manufacturing capacity of the factory to produce TNT.
Winston ChurchillWar OfficeArmy Council (1904)British Army

Question 10: Approximately 50 tons of ________ (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring over 400, and also causing substantial damage to buildings and property in the local area.
TrinitrotolueneBenzeneNitroglycerinNitric acid
















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